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HB2643 • 2025

Relating to the application of child support guidelines to net resources in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the application of child support guidelines to net resources in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dutton
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the application of child support guidelines to net resources in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to the application of child support guidelines to net resources in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the application of child support guidelines to net resources in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  7. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  9. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  10. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  11. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  12. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in s/c

  13. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  14. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  15. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  16. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

  17. 2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the application of child support guidelines to net resources in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2643 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R21375 KRM-F

By: Dutton

H.B. No. 2643

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2643:

By: Moody

C.S.H.B. No. 2643

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the application of child support guidelines to net

resources in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 154.125(a), Family Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) The guidelines for the support of a child in this

section are specifically designed to apply to situations in which

the obligor's monthly net resources are not greater than
$15,000

[
the maximum amount of net resources to which the statutory

guidelines are applicable, as most recently published by the Title

IV-D agency in the Texas Register
].

SECTION 2. Section 154.125(a-1), Family Code, is repealed.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section

154.125, Family Code, applies only to a suit affecting the

parent-child relationship that is filed on or after the effective

date of this Act. A suit filed before the effective date of this Act

is governed by the law in effect on the date the suit is filed, and

the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.